• The Cater Street Hangman

  • By: Anne Perry
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,705 ratings)

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The Cater Street Hangman

By: Anne Perry
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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Publisher's summary

The Cater Street Hangman is the first of Anne Perry's Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries. Set in the Victorian era, it is an elegant and complex mystery full of well-drawn characters and rich period detail. When a maid in the upper class Ellison household is strangled, Inspector Pitt is called in to investigate. He finds a world ruled by strict manners and social customs, where the inhabitants of the Ellison's neighborhood appear to be more outraged by the thought of scandal than they are by murder. Inspector Pitt finds a most unlikely ally in Charlotte, the Ellison's spirited daughter. But as the murders continue, Charlotte and Pitt find themselves drawn together by more than the investigation.
©2005 Linda Lael Miller (P)2007 Recorded Books,LLC

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I really like this book but it's not for everone

I really like this book. I actually started with her second book first then I went back to her first book. Her books are definitely not for everyone. Most of the story is about the Victorian era with the mystery as the back drop. So a lot of the story will be dialogue among the people of the household and day to day events. I think some people could find this quite boring it they like the true type of mystery stories or a fast paced story. I thought her second book left a lot of the smaller stories in the book not finished and the story ended abruptly. This book also ended abruptly but with all the smaller stories completed. I discovered this author after reading some of the reviews for Masie Dobbs. I think anyone that like the Masie Dobbs series will also like this type of book and visa versa.

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Mary Poppins and friends

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really time well spent. This book is more about the interaction between the members of a Victorian era upperclass family then about a Victorian era mystery. I would say 85% of the book has lillte if anything to do with the mystery.

Would you recommend The Cater Street Hangman to your friends? Why or why not?

I would not reccomend this book to someone who is looking for a Victorian era mystery because that's not truly what the book is about. It's more about the relationships and prejudices of a Victorian era family.

What three words best describe Christina Moore’s performance?

Mary Poppins' sister

Did The Cater Street Hangman inspire you to do anything?

Be more careful in choosing my next audio book. Stop relying on listener's comments that simply say the book was "wonderful" or "marvellous" and start paying more attention to the listener's comments that take the time to actually describe why the listener so liked or so disliked the book.

Any additional comments?

Many people love Anne Perry's mysteries, so I tried this one, and I was very disappointed. I am going to try one more, just because so many others enjoy her books, but if it is another Victorian soap opera, that will be it for me.

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Excellent

Any additional comments?

If you like English Who-dun-its.. you'll like this! The characters are human and Ms Perry's mind is inventive. I've listened to all the available audio's in this series and have always been pleased. The only constructive criticism I could even begin to offer, is that the book's endings are always abrupt. Once the crime is solved, that is it! No nice "wrap up" ... but, the stories are great.. characters likeable and crimes ... unusual. Yes, I'd recommend the series.

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Reader is Davina Porter not the one listed.

The actual reader is Davina Porter. I am not sure how the staff managed to get the name of the narrator wrong.

This is a good introduction to the Pitt series and in many way I have liked this book best of all. Davina Porter is a superb narrator and I find it unfortunate that many of the later books have male narrators.

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Victorian England Mystery

This is the first book in the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt Series. I have almost finished the Monk series set in 1850's London so thought I would try Perry's other series. This one is set in the 1880's in England. I enjoy Perry's stories of Victorian England because she does so much research and places her fictional story into a real scene. I was surprised to learn that it was not acceptable behavior for women to read a newspaper. The father or husband was to read the paper and then read or summarize what he thought was suitable for the women to know. In both of Perry's series she has the woman lead fighting against the restraints that society was placing on women. This book has a series of murders of young women in the Cater street neighborhood where Charlotte lives. Pitt is the investigator on the case and he interviews the Ellison family. The pace of the story is slow with lots of details of family and societal life of the 1880. The suspense builds up as the story goes along. Perry has a excellent command of the English language and builds her plot in an interesting way. Davina Porter narrated the book. She is one of my favorite narrators. If you enjoy this type of mystery stories you will be happy choosing this book..

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meet Thomas and Charlotte Pitt

If you have not yet met the Pitts, do start here with the first in the wonderful series. These books are marvelous period pieces, but they are so much more. With intriguing characters, the engaging stories are of their time and yet timeless. This book will send you on your way to many hours of happy listening or reading. But do try these recorded versions. The narration by Davina Porter (not by the narrator named in the listing) is excellent. She conveys the necessary changes in characters without ever sounding false. I promise you an enjoyable time.

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Bit predictable

This story was ok. I don't think I could have "stuck with" this book had it not been for the fast moving plot as I hated 99% of the characters in this book. I actually cheered when one of them was murdered.

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Great stories

This is my second time through this series. The first time was borrowing from the local library and I am VERY happy to now own them. This first book is exciting and sets the stage for all the others. Love the way Anne Perry writes and without all the sex that many other authors feel the need to add.

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Excellent Narrator--Deficient Plot

Once again, Davina Porter (not Christina Moore) nails the characterization of a broad range of characters, but it's not enough to save a tedious plot. The story could have been accomplished with half the murders, for each of which the reader must sit through pages of hand-wringing, finger-pointing, and internal dialogue of doubts and counter-doubts. The classic antagonism between upper-class Brits and the police was also carried to extremes to make that point. I was hoping for a series to keep me going through the fall and winter, but I could barely finish this first volume. Multiple thumbs down.

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Perfect in every respect!

Plenty of intrigue and suspense, romantic without being cheesy or tawdry. Well developed characters and a very well written story line. Delightful all round!

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